Supreme Court Directs Compensation for 1992-93 Mumbai Riots Victims: Shakeel Ahmed vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State is obligated to provide compensation to victims of communal violence and implement recommendations of an inquiry commission. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Constitutional Law Case Name: Shakeel Ahmed v. Union of India & Ors. […]
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Industrial Development in Karnataka Date of the Judgment: 11 October 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 903 Judges: Hemant Gupta, J., Vikram Nath, J. Can the government acquire land for industrial development, even if it benefits a private company? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case
Supreme Court Increases Interest on Refund in Consumer Dispute: Ashoka Investment Co. vs. United Towers India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the interest rate awarded by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) was appropriate in a case of delayed possession of property and subsequent cancellation of allotment. CASE TYPE: Consumer Dispute Case Name: M/s. Ashoka
Supreme Court Upholds Delhi Land Reforms Act Succession Rules: Har Naraini Devi vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether Section 50(a) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, which prioritizes male lineal descendants in matters of succession to agricultural land, is unconstitutional. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Land Reform, Succession. Case Name: Har Naraini Devi
Supreme Court Upholds Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Act, Settles Inter-State Body Corporate Issue LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Haryana State Legislature has the legislative competence to enact the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014, or if it falls under the exclusive domain of the Parliament as an inter-state body corporate. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Religious Institutions Case
Supreme Court Remands Forest Land Dispute: State of Karnataka vs. M.A. Mohamad Sanaulla (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the State was given adequate opportunity to present its case regarding a disputed land claimed as forest land. CASE TYPE: Civil dispute concerning land ownership and forest laws. Case Name: The State of Karnataka & Anr. vs. M.A.
Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Cancellation of Leases for Agricultural Land Belonging to Religious Institutions: Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. State of Telangana (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether leases of agricultural land belonging to religious institutions are statutorily canceled under Section 82 of the Telangana Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987. CASE TYPE: Endowment
Supreme Court enhances sentence for brutal double murder: State of Haryana vs. Anand Kindo (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in reducing the death penalty to life imprisonment in a case of brutal double murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: The State of Haryana vs. Anand Kindo & Anr. ETC. Judgment
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Candidature for Using Different Languages in Application and OMR Sheet: Union of India vs. Mahendra Singh (2022) Date of the Judgment: July 25, 2022 Citation: Not Available in the source Judges: Hemant Gupta, J. and Vikram Nath, J. Can a candidate’s application be rejected for using different languages in the
Supreme Court Remands Land Dispute Case: Farooqi Begum vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court erred in upholding the lower courts’ decision regarding the resumption of a land grant and the possession of the disputed property. CASE TYPE: Civil Land Dispute Case Name: Farooqi Begum (D) By Lrs. vs. The
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Supreme Court acquits conductors in Punjab Roadways ticket scam case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution established the charges against the appellants beyond a reasonable doubt in the absence of legally reliable, admissible, and unimpeachable evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Jarnail Singh & Anr. vs. State of Punjab Judgment Date: 12 July 2022 Date
Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in Sexual Assault Case: Sadhna Chaudhary vs. State of Rajasthan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in a case involving serious allegations of sexual assault, especially when the accused is a police officer and has not fully cooperated with the investigation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sadhna
